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A few months into his new role as president and CEO of New York-based Hampshire Hotels Management Eric Danziger is a ball of energy (read more in Lodging’s November issue). He mapped out a growth strategy in three months, went on ...

Lifelong Northern Californian Anthony X. Propps began working at his father’s hotel at the end of his sophomore year of high school to earn money to play in Nike’s youth basketball league. He started out as a housekeeper, making up ...

Going public in April is just another milestone in La Quinta’s steady transformation from regional player to national brand. In La Quinta’s first earnings call since the IPO, the company reported a profit of $17.5 million and raised its full-year ...

When Marriott International unveiled plans to franchise its AC by Marriott brand in the United States in June 2013, the company was trying to fill what it viewed as an unmet need in the marketplace. “We saw an opportunity we ...

What They’re Saying

“Strong fundamentals are pervasive around the country and high occupancy levels in the vast majority of markets support aggressive pricing strategy, which will lead to another year of significant room rate increases for most and continued double-digit profit growth will be realized by the average U.S. hotel.”

-Mark Woodworth, president of hospitality research at PKF Hospitality Research